Founders Park

Founders Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Founders Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Founders Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -37.80705, 175.77464. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Founders Park

• Hobbiton Movie Set · park · Matamata Piako · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hobbiton Movie Set and Farm Tours · fort · Matamata Piako · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kaimai Air Crash Memorial · fort · Matamata Piako · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park · sanctuary · Matamata Piako · ~17 km · Must-see
• Kaimai Range · viewpoint · Western Bay of Plenty · ~21 km · Must-see
• New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441 · fort · Western Bay of Plenty · ~22 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Matamata Piako · ~24 km · Must-see
• Waitakaruru Arboretum · park · Waikato · ~34 km · Must-see
• Morrinsville Recreation Reserve · park · Matamata Piako · ~34 km · Must-see
• Maungatautari · viewpoint · Waipā · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sanctuary Mountain · sanctuary · Waipā · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tauranga Harbour · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~46 km · Must-see
• Kauri Point · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~46 km · Must-see
• Moanatuatua Peat Scientific Reserve · sanctuary · Waipā · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ōngare Point · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Maunganui · viewpoint · Tauranga City · ~50 km · Must-see
• Hamilton Gardens Waterfall · waterfall · Hamilton City · ~52 km · Must-see
• St Paul's Church · church · Waipā · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Founders Park

Other parks near Founders Park

• Hobbiton Movie Set · park · Matamata Piako · ~12 km · Must-see
• Waitakaruru Arboretum · park · Waikato · ~34 km · Must-see
• Morrinsville Recreation Reserve · park · Matamata Piako · ~34 km · Must-see
• Resthills Park · park · Hamilton City · ~54 km · Must-see
• The Redwoods · park · Rotorua Lakes · ~73 km · Must-see
• Kirk's Bush · park · Auckland · ~137 km · Must-see
• Rainbow's End · park · Auckland · ~150 km · Must-see

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